Rahmani Surname
Approximately 298,269 people bear this surname
Rahmani Surname User-submission:
Usually a surname indicating a person from a Muslim background and literally meaning 'merciful' in Arabic. Often this surname is the shortened form of Abd-ArRahman (Arabic) lit. 'Slave/Servant of the Most Merciful' ('Most Merciful' indicating the Islamic God Allah).
Read More About This SurnameRahmani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 181,589 | 1:423 | 43 |
| Algeria | 68,352 | 1:565 | 9 |
| Morocco | 14,893 | 1:2,315 | 173 |
| Pakistan | 8,375 | 1:21,331 | 1,193 |
| Indonesia | 4,755 | 1:27,813 | 3,281 |
| Afghanistan | 3,735 | 1:8,609 | 655 |
| India | 2,833 | 1:270,761 | 15,460 |
| France | 2,579 | 1:25,755 | 3,077 |
| Egypt | 1,739 | 1:52,867 | 5,115 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,511 | 1:20,421 | 2,846 |
| United States | 1,387 | 1:261,326 | 24,660 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Spain | 609 | 1:76,769 | 6,687 |
| Canada | 533 | 1:69,129 | 7,929 |
| Kosovo | 519 | 1:3,587 | 597 |
| England | 337 | 1:165,335 | 15,337 |
| Sweden | 326 | 1:30,205 | 2,461 |
| Belgium | 313 | 1:36,730 | 5,996 |
| North Macedonia | 256 | 1:8,209 | 1,418 |
| Germany | 244 | 1:329,940 | 32,749 |
| Australia | 229 | 1:117,885 | 13,036 |
| Tunisia | 169 | 1:3,613 | 541 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 144 | 1:63,627 | 6,068 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Albania | 118 | 1:24,695 | 4,085 |
| Netherlands | 117 | 1:144,335 | 21,873 |
| Israel | 97 | 1:88,223 | 10,433 |
| Denmark | 96 | 1:58,799 | 5,983 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| Serbia | 65 | 1:109,922 | 8,556 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Austria | 54 | 1:157,693 | 20,874 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Qatar | 44 | 1:53,591 | 5,826 |
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Azerbaijan | 21 | 1:459,482 | 9,100 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 1:353,640 | 13,005 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Montenegro | 10 | 1:63,956 | 3,729 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Rahmani (28,458) may also be a first name.
Rahmani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Usually a surname indicating a person from a Muslim background and literally meaning 'merciful' in Arabic. Often this surname is the shortened form of Abd-ArRahman (Arabic) lit. 'Slave/Servant of the Most Merciful' ('Most Merciful' indicating the Islamic God Allah).
- araf351Rahmani Demographics
Rahmani Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Rahmani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahmani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rahmani (Arabic: الرحماني, Hindi: रहमानी, Marathi: रहमानी, Oriya: ରହମାନୀ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahmani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,836th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 24,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Rahmani reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Rahmani is also the 29,047th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 28,458 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 181,589 people, or 1 in 423. In Iran Rahmani is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent live, Qazvin Province, where 12 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Iran it exists in 100 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 23 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.
Rahmani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Sunni (60%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Rahmani last name are 0.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Rahmani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.23% less than the national average, earning 227,625 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.51% more than the national average, earning R 329,160 per year; in United States they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning $54,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,885 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rahmani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmani in the Hindi language | ||
| रहमानी | rahamani | 98.74 |
| रह्मानी | rahmani | 0.69 |
| रहमानि | rahamani | 0.23 |
| रहमान | rahamana | 0.11 |
| रहतानी | rahatani | 0.11 |
| रहमाानी | rahamaani | 0.11 |
| Rahmani in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमानी | rahamani | 83.96 |
| रहेमानी | rahemani | 4.72 |
| रिहमाणी | rihamani | 3.77 |
| अिमना | aimana | 1.89 |
| रेहमान | rehamana | 1.89 |
| रेमनी | remani | 1.89 |
| रहमनी | rahamani | 0.94 |
| रहमान | rahamana | 0.94 |
| Rahmani in the Oriya language | ||
| ରହମାନୀ | rahamani | 40 |
| ରହମନୀ | rahamani | 20 |
| ଅେହମଦ | aehamada | 20 |
| ରାହାମାନି | rahamani | 20 |
| Rahmani in the Arabic language | ||
| الرحماني | alrhmany | - |
| رحماني | rhmany | - |
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